Genetic variation: Molecular mechanisms and impact on microbial evolution

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Arber, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA acquisition; DNA rearrangement; Evolution gene; Genetic variation; Natural selection; Theory of molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA REPAIR; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIAL VIRUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033972854     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(99)00032-7     Document Type: Review

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